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(c) (d) Provide instructions or guidance to the funeral director on the handling of the disintered body which is necessary to protect the health of the public and those handling the disintered body. Retain the affidavit for a period of not less than 5 years. R 325.8055 Disinterment of cremated remains; opening casket; permit not required. Rule 5. (1) A permit is not required to disinter cremated remains. A request to disinter cremated remains may be made to the cemetery by the next surviving kin, as designated in R 325.8052, on an affidavit described in R 3258053. The affidavit shall be maintained as part of the permanent records of the cemetery from which the cremated remains are removed. (2) A permit is not required to open a casket to remove an article or to place an article in a casket. R 325.8056 Cemetery retention of permit. Rule 6. A duplicate copy of the permit shall be maintained as part of the permanent records of the cemetery from which the deceased was removed. R 325.8057 Transportation of disintered body. Rule 7. A disintered body shall not be accepted for transportation by common or contract carrier unless it has been enclosed in a container which insures against leakage, offensive odors, and other menaces to the public health and safety. A disintered body may be transported by private vehicle, under the supervision of a licensed funeral director, if enclosed in any suitable container which insures against leakage, offensive odors, and other menaces to the public health and safety. The licensed funeral director in charge of disinterment shall be responsible for the proper conduct of the disinterment and removal. MONUMENTS AND MARKERS SECTION 27. Monuments. In sections where they are permitted, monuments shall be placed in the center of a lot except where alignment with existing nearby monuments justifies another location. Approval of the location in any case must be obtained from the Superintendent of Cemetery before a monument is set. Not more than one monument shall be erected on any lot. No monument shall be erected on a lot in a flush marker section. No monument shall be placed upon a lot unless such lot has been paid for in full. SECTION 28. Upright Markers. In sections where they are permitted, single upright markers shall consist of one piece and shall consist of a durable type of granite or marble. It shall be a minimum of 4" thick to a maximum of 6" thick. It shall be 12" wide and 24" long. It can be of the slant face type. The marker must conform to the specific rules of the section that it is to be placed in. These measurements do not apply to government issue markers. In the Veterans' Memorial Plots, only United States government upright markers are permitted and they are required to be installed. 18
SECTION 29. Flush Markers. In sections designated as flush marker sections, all markers shall be set so that the top is flush or level with the ground. No memorials other than grave markers may be set on any section so designated. The exposed surface of all single flush markers shall be of standard size, 24 inches in length and 14 inches in width. Double flush markers shall be 12 inches in width and not less than 48 inches in length. Three-grave flush markers shall not be less than 48 inches in length. Flush markers of granite shall not be less than 4 inches in depth. SECTION 30. Location of Markers on a Lot. Markers shall be placed at the lot line abutting the walkway. Not more than one marker shall be placed at any one grave and shall identify all burials at that grave. A marker may embrace two graves. No marker shall be set unless it is first approved by the Superintendent of the Cemetery and the grave space is paid for in full. SECTION 31. Monument and Marker Materials. No material except granite, a good grade of white marble, or cut stone from recognized monument quarries shall be used for monuments or upright markers. Bronze may be used on monuments or upright markers if firmly attached to a granite base. No materials except granite or standard bronze shall be used for flush markers. Monuments or markers varying materially in color or texture shall not be permitted on any one lot. SECTION 32. Inscription on Markers. Markers shall be so placed on a grave that the inscription thereon may be read from the nearest abutting path or walkway. On lots or parts of lots not abutting a walkway or road, the inscription on markers placed thereon shall read from the nearest path or road. Inscriptions on all markers at the same side of a lot shall read from the same direction. All inscriptions and designs on flush markers shall either be sunk or raised at least three-sixteenths of an inch from the surface. Flush markers with raised letters shall be protected with a raised panel at least one inch in width. SECTION 33. Monument and Marker Foundations. All monuments and markers shall be placed on a foundation of a depth and size and of a material deemed adequate by the Superintendent of the Cemetery. All foundations shall be constructed by the Superintendent, or his assistants. SECTION 34. Installation of Monuments and Markers. Those persons engaged in placing monuments and markers shall provide planking adequate to protect turf and shall remove materials, equipment and rubbish immediately upon completion of work. The site shall be left in a clean, orderly condition. Markers and monuments will not be permitted to be delivered to lots until a proper order for a foundation installation has been placed with the City Clerk. SECTION 35. Monument Work. Lot owners should not close a deal with any monument dealer until the Cemetery Superintendent has checked the material, size and design, and accepted the application as provided on the dealer's form for that purpose and where work is being done with an out of town dealer the lot owner should personally attend to this important detail. The City will not be responsible for the loss to a lot owner caused by rejection of any monument or stone work where regular application for setting has been neglected or overlooked before the order was placed. 19
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